Perhaps Hills’s most satisfying triumph, on many levels, came in the twilight of his career. He had been seriously ill in hospital in the spring of 2009, but his son Charlie stepped into the breach to ...

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Our questions are answered by the founder of OTI Racing, the hugely successful Australian-based racing and bloodstock operation who recently enjoyed a banner week at Britain’s most prestigious race me ...

How the TRC Global Rankings work The TRC Global Rankings are a measure of an individual's level of achievement over a rolling three-year period. They are based not on prize money the individuals' ...

The vast majority of those involved in horse racing recognize the nobility of the Thoroughbred aftercare cause. They appreciate the majesty of equine athletes and understand the need to tend to them ...

Pat Day holds up eight fingers in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle after becoming only the third jockey to reach 8,000 career wins in May 2001. Photo: Alamy (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Our questions are ...

Dream league: a dozen of the world’s leading riders have been lined up for an innovative global jockeys’ competition Interview with founder Lachlan Fitt, who lifts the lid on a $15m international ...

What is your fondest memory in racing? It’s pretty recent – a combination of winning the Melbourne Cup and what happened at Royal Ascot. The week at Ascot has to be put as one memory. Even at this ...

Articles by JA McGrathJA McGrath Australian JA McGrath, the BBC’s chief race commentator for 15 years until the Corporation stopped covering the sport in 2012, was also Hotspur, chief racing ...